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| sevenvii | W. ridge from 4wd  Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2009 | |
| First time this summer I had a mountain to myself. Was a nice hike overall. Camped at 4wd trailhead and left from there at 6 a.m., glad I didnt leave any earlier as it was brutal on the talus with so much frost. I stayed about 30 mins on top hoping to let the sun melt it a little but was still slick as snot on the way down. Glad I had poles both for the slippery talus and steep descent to the saddle, and I mean steep :D. | |
| Posted Sep 18, 2009 4:59 pm | ||
| pyerger | east spanish peak | |
| I love this climb. Very remote, For a peak so close to the interstate. Great little rock scrabble at the top. | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2009 3:06 pm | ||
| kavak | West Ridge Route Date Climbed: Sep 28, 1997 | |
| We had beautiful weather for this one. We hiked from the lower trailhead and yes it is more strenuous than the higher West Spanish Peak. | |
| Posted Jan 7, 2009 10:01 am | ||
| shknbke | West ridge Date Climbed: May 11, 2008 | |
| There's still a ton of snow on the north and east facing slopes to the saddle and I paid the price. Brutal sidehilling on snowshoes. It got easier once I got to the saddle as I stayed on south facing aspects as much as possible. Steep grunt to 11K, then it's pretty mellow after that. The descent in the softening snow was torture, but thankfully it was only 2 miles with patches of dry trail on west facing slopes. We got to within .4 mile of the 4wd trailhead and were stopped by drifts. It would be an easy climb in summer! | |
| Posted May 12, 2008 7:03 pm | ||
| slowbutsteady | East Peak woes Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2003 | |
| East Peak is just harder than West Peak, if you have to slog up from the passenger car trailhead (road). The distance is at least 11 miles round trip and 4200 feet of gain. Left the 2WD trailhead at 5 AM and was on top at 11 AM. Steep to gain the east-west high access ridge leading to false summit. | |
| Posted Sep 13, 2007 10:37 pm | ||
| Larry V | West Ridge Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2007 | |
| Climbed via standard, west ridge route from 4WD trailhead, which we found to be at 9892' elevation. Not much of a climb from that high, but the views were good. Round trip < 9 miles in < 5 hrs. Climbed with Alan, and nephew Eric. | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2007 8:13 pm | ||
| Jay Moon | East Spanish Peak Date Climbed: Jun 21, 2006 | |
| Climbed West Spanish Peak via the standard route the day before. I thought ESP was harder than WSP! Steep! Great views of WSP, Blanca, Greenhorn, Pikes and back east towards home. Climbed w/good friends Aaron and Cameron. | |
| Posted Jun 26, 2006 3:32 pm | ||
| cruzit | Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: August 6, 2005 | |
| The climbing was great...and the grunt up to the ridge was memorable. Even though Alan forgot the trekking poles...he found me a sturdy stick. What a great day with my husband. | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2005 9:43 am | ||
| Alan Ellis | Route Climbed: West Ridge Date Climbed: August 6, 2005 | |
| Good weather and perfect company. Thanks for a great day. AE. | |
| Posted Aug 11, 2005 12:34 am | ||
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